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Life in the Slow Lane
South African magazine Wanted (their equivalent to News Week) were keen to know how Jody Scheckter had adapted from life in the fast lane as a Formula One driver to running an organic and biodynamic farm. To read the full piece click 'here'.
Bruno loves our chicken!
Bruno Loubet, Head Chef of Bistro Bruno Loubet at Zetter, EC1 has been singing the praises of our organic, free-range chicken in the Sunday Times newspaper (15th August 2010) , saying that they almost beat the chickens his father raised in their back yard in France. To read the full piece click 'here'.
Buffalo Fillet Steak comes out top.
We are proud to announce that at the 2010 Taste Awards our Buffalo Fillet Steak has been awarded the highest accolade of a prestigious Taste 3 star award. The awards, organized by the Guild of Fine Food, are the Oscars of the food world and they explain their rating system as- “One star is a perfect food or drink, a two star is absolutely sublime and three star is that moment you turn to the person next to you and exclaim ‘ Wow! You must try this, it’s amazing!”. To order buffalo simply click 'here'.
Star & Furrow feature Laverstoke Education Centre
Star & Furrow Magazine (Summer 2010 issue) has published a profile of Laverstoke Park Farm with a special focus on the work of the Laverstoke Park Education Centre which now runs tours and lectures for schools and other organisations explaining the benefits of organic and biodynamic farming. To read the full article click 'here'.
Visit our NEW Ice Cream parlours
Next time you are in London you can enjoy ice cream, milkshakes, sundaes and even waffles at our new ice cream parlours now open at Selfridges and Harvey Nichols. Serving our luxuriously creamy buffalo milk ice cream, which has no stabilizers, emulsifiers, xanthan gum nor preservatives, you can experience an ice cream taste which is rich, dense and totally natural.
Each flavour offers its own unique properties allowing us to style some superb sundaes, shakes and waffle treats to tempt your taste buds. To view these amazing taste creations click 'here'.
Or why not order some online today?
Field to Fork Show 2010 - 3rd & 4th July
There are county shows and there are food festivals, The Field to Fork Show is a combination of the two where visitors experience life on the UK’s leading Biodynamic and organic farm – Laverstoke Park, founded by former F1 world champion Jody Scheckter.
The Field to Fork Show this year took place on the 3rd and 4th July the weekend featured chef demonstrations, local producer stalls, butchery, sausage making and bread making demos, talks on biodynamics and organic farming as well as farm tours- taking in the vineyard, dairy and mozzarella making.
*The event also incorporates the ‘BBQ World Cup’ and the Professional British BBQ championships.* . For more information click 'here'.
Best Artisan Producer - Gourmet Britain Awards 2010
Laverstoke Park Farm has been awarded Best Artisan Producer - Gourmet Britain Awards 2010 . This highly respected website is a source of gourmet foods, restaurants and accommodation throughout the UK. In giving the award they remarked:
"..rearing everything from chickens through beef, lamb and pigs to water buffalo. The quality of the resultant meat is deservedly heaped with praise.."
Best Organic Streaky Bacon in Taste Test
Delicious Magazine named our Organic Nitrate Free Streaky Bacon as the best Organic Streaky Bacon in it's Taste Test. They comment:
"This gorgeous meat is free of nitrates (the preservative found in most bacon), so the slices cook to a dark grey rather than pink."
Guardian.co.uk - Tim Hayward's food fetish:
From field to fork
Tim Hayward accompanies Henry Harris, chef at Racine, on a mission to shoot and cook pheasant at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire
Laverstoke Park Buffalo Mozzarella comes top in bloomberg.com taste test
Chef Angela Hartnett is known in the food business as a straight talker whose charm revolves around her honesty: She’s no sweet-talking gastro-schmoozer.
Here’s what she had to say during a taste test, held in her Mayfair restaurant Murano.
